PLAGIARISM POLICY

Transdisciplinary Health: Research and Practice enforces a strict policy against plagiarism and any form of misconduct throughout the editorial process. In alignment with the principles of scientific integrity, all submitted manuscripts undergo a mandatory originality check using iThenticate, a globally recognized tool for detecting textual similarities.

During the initial editorial review, the team evaluates the similarity percentage and verifies proper attribution of all cited sources. If the report shows a high level of unjustified overlap or identifies previously published content without appropriate citation, the manuscript will either be rejected or returned to the authors for revision, depending on the severity of the case.

The journal follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to address issues related to plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, and other forms of unethical scientific behavior. In serious cases, Transdisciplinary Health: Research and Practice reserves the right to notify the authors’ affiliated institutions and apply editorial sanctions in accordance with international standards of academic publishing ethics.